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con crueltylations on your election to congress. we look forward to see you in studio. >> my pleasure. tammy duckworth, now in the united states congress. great. she is tremendous. i love her. >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the bill press show. gun control debate, this could be the most polarizing issue. >> anybody could claim "stand your ground" and they can get away with murder. >> only on current tv. [ male announcer ] the exclusive air suspension in the 2013 ram 1500. ♪ ♪ engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ ♪ guts. glory. ram. the new ram 1500. motor trend's 2013 truck of the year. (vo) current tv gets the converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. [ music ] >> this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current tv. >> hey, hey. twelve minutes now before the top of the hour here on the full court press. carl fritsche is in studio with us as a friend o
con crueltylations on your election to congress. we look forward to see you in studio. >> my pleasure. tammy duckworth, now in the united states congress. great. she is tremendous. i love her. >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the bill press show. gun control debate, this could be the most polarizing issue. >> anybody could claim "stand your ground" and they can get away with murder. >> only on current tv. [ male announcer ] the...
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when they're not winning elections, what are they going to do? they're either going to try to reach out to voters by having more progressive policies or they're going to try to cheat. it looks like they're going hard for the cheating. bobby jindal, of course, we'll be talking to rude pundit in a minute. he went before the rnc last week. had a blunt message for his fellow conservatives. he said we have to stop being the stupid party. >> good for him. >> john: we've had enough of that. you're right jacki. however, is bobby jindal the messenger for that? because he said we have the offensive and bizarre comments. he's talking about mourdock and akin. the guys opposed to abortion even in case of rape and incest. guess where jindal stands? he's saying it is okay to have the views, just don't say them out loud. >> which doesn't serve the republican party very well. >> john: it doesn't. bobby jindal calling the rest of them stupid. he once wrote in the objection fert review about how he participated in a friend's exorcism. he was opposed to t.a.r.p. and
when they're not winning elections, what are they going to do? they're either going to try to reach out to voters by having more progressive policies or they're going to try to cheat. it looks like they're going hard for the cheating. bobby jindal, of course, we'll be talking to rude pundit in a minute. he went before the rnc last week. had a blunt message for his fellow conservatives. he said we have to stop being the stupid party. >> good for him. >> john: we've had enough of...
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the republicans plan to rig the next presidential election with six pictures. this is what happens when you are out of ideas, and you realize you are losing the generational and geographical battle. yesterday virginia republicans took the first step to rig the electoral college in that state. it parties blue states that president obama won in 2008 and 201 and changes the way they allocate electoral votes. under the republican plan most electoral votes will be allocated to the individual districts wrath ore than the winner of the state as a whole. that sounds fair. because the republican plan would be implemented in states that are heavily favored for republicans. >> how is that legal? >> stephanie: exactly. you go can they do that? and i -- i -- i guess that remains to be seen. >> yeah. well states make their own electoral college rules according to the constitution. >> stephanie: right. so -- john you were saying before the break. the caller seemed to draw a line to that and the filibuster reform -- >> yeah, i think she is thinking two different things that ha
the republicans plan to rig the next presidential election with six pictures. this is what happens when you are out of ideas, and you realize you are losing the generational and geographical battle. yesterday virginia republicans took the first step to rig the electoral college in that state. it parties blue states that president obama won in 2008 and 201 and changes the way they allocate electoral votes. under the republican plan most electoral votes will be allocated to the individual...
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if this election taught us anything it's that we will not win elections by pointing out the failures of the other side. we must paint how bright america's future can be. that brings me to my second point. what does this future look like? how do we win this argument? >> for starters we have to recalibrate the comp pass of conservism. we don't need to change what we believe as conservatives. we do need to reorient our focus to the place where conservatism thrivers. we must lay out the contrast between libism and our bottom up philosophy. we believe in creating abund dance. we should threat other side try to sell washington's ability to help the economy while we promote the entrepreneur. we promote the self-employed woman who is one sale away from hiring oot employee. let the democrats -- [applause] . >> we don't believe old top down industrial age government becomes a good idea just because it happens to agree with us or because we were running it. we must focus on the empowerment of citizens making really vant decisions in their communities while they sell factory sometime government
if this election taught us anything it's that we will not win elections by pointing out the failures of the other side. we must paint how bright america's future can be. that brings me to my second point. what does this future look like? how do we win this argument? >> for starters we have to recalibrate the comp pass of conservism. we don't need to change what we believe as conservatives. we do need to reorient our focus to the place where conservatism thrivers. we must lay out the...
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lz, do the republicans need an imgation showing given their elections? . first of all i want to touch upon some revisionist history. he's done that three years ago in 2010. we voted on the d.r.e.a.m. act. the truth of the matter is he had mostly republicaned and five democrats who decided not to vote. this is not something the president has not been working on. he actually gave us his outline in 2010 in terms of working toward immigration. as far as the new found religion, i've not given them props. john mccain before he was part of the d.r.e.a.m. act, he was part of it. timing is everything. now after they got their butt kicked they want go ahead and follow through what they started years and years ago. unfortunately the latino immigration is part of it. if you want to be an american, you're part of the game. >> listen to bobby are jindal. he's talking to his fellow republicans. >> we must not be part of the party who protects the well off so they can keep their toys. we've got stop being the stupid party. i'm serious. it's time for a new republican party
lz, do the republicans need an imgation showing given their elections? . first of all i want to touch upon some revisionist history. he's done that three years ago in 2010. we voted on the d.r.e.a.m. act. the truth of the matter is he had mostly republicaned and five democrats who decided not to vote. this is not something the president has not been working on. he actually gave us his outline in 2010 in terms of working toward immigration. as far as the new found religion, i've not given them...
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election taws every -- anything, we will not win elections simply by trashing the other side. we must paint the picture of what america can be and how bright america's future can be. that brings me to my second point -- what does this future look like? how we win this argument? for starters, we have to recalibrate the compass of conservatism. we don't need a change -- we don't need to change what we believe as conservatives. we do need to reorient our focus to the place where conservatism for arrives in the real world beyond the washington beltway. we must lay out the contrast between liberalism top-down government solutions and our bottom of real-world philosophy. we believe in creating abundance, not redistributing wealth. we should let the other side buildup washington while we prepare -- what we promote entrepreneurs and risk takers and the self-employed woman who was one cell away from hiring her first employee. [applause] let the democrats sell the still power of more federal programs while we promote the rejuvenating power of new businesses. we don't believe top down in
election taws every -- anything, we will not win elections simply by trashing the other side. we must paint the picture of what america can be and how bright america's future can be. that brings me to my second point -- what does this future look like? how we win this argument? for starters, we have to recalibrate the compass of conservatism. we don't need a change -- we don't need to change what we believe as conservatives. we do need to reorient our focus to the place where conservatism for...
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and i must say, post-election, president obama has become more election. it's wider. and they don't agree about military spending. they don't agree about what taxation should be, on and on and on. gun control. they don't agree. and on the other hand, you know, we have this sort of slow economy that makes it more difficult to cut a deal. and i should add to that a constitutional crisis, in a way, because this whole debt ceiling has been a weapon that the house of representatives has used to gain power. it's not just the republicans versus the democrats. it's the house versus the president. >> meanwhile, these markets are on fire. another good week for the market. the s&p 500 hitting a new five-year high. what is driving stocks? and do you think it's sustainable for the year? some of the risk has been pulled out of the of the market. so the most recent is three months. some of the ris ks. and maybe just that the election isn't determined. maybe some are happy. some are, some aren't. but it's solved. markets don't like uncertainty. so even though it wasn't very likely th
and i must say, post-election, president obama has become more election. it's wider. and they don't agree about military spending. they don't agree about what taxation should be, on and on and on. gun control. they don't agree. and on the other hand, you know, we have this sort of slow economy that makes it more difficult to cut a deal. and i should add to that a constitutional crisis, in a way, because this whole debt ceiling has been a weapon that the house of representatives has used to gain...
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about the republican brand that they are turning off minorities in ethnic groups and not going to win election. gerri: every group apparently. >> exactly. by the way, you're my favorite business editors and hosts. you know it, you talk about it all the time. what's a company have? what's its greatest asset? the brand; right? if you blow away your brand, you're in big trouble, out of business so i say hall halleluj. gerri: a lot of the concerns and worry inside the party is that people can't get on the same stage. it's not a branding problem when half or more of the members of congress believe that the way we spend money is silly, and the other half thinks, well, you know, just keep spending, get along go along. >> that's true. gerri: that's not a branding issue, but a fact, a reality of a splintering in the party. what do you say? >> well, you know, i've been involved in politics, and i think they are more unified than they have been in ray long time. when i came in in the 70s, the republicans were all over the map, but now they are an anti-tax party. they are a pro-life party. they are a part
about the republican brand that they are turning off minorities in ethnic groups and not going to win election. gerri: every group apparently. >> exactly. by the way, you're my favorite business editors and hosts. you know it, you talk about it all the time. what's a company have? what's its greatest asset? the brand; right? if you blow away your brand, you're in big trouble, out of business so i say hall halleluj. gerri: a lot of the concerns and worry inside the party is that people...
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the first time but i said i would love to know how it's going to be different -- this is prior to the election -- when there's such demonization going on. i think that's the significant problem in our country. it's not one person. we used to be able to have a dialogue. today it's you're right, you're wrong. that process happens in the gun debate, it's happening everywhere in this country. i had a conversation with him and said, listen, if you think the solution that you're telling me you're going to do in your next term is you're going to raise taxes on the wealthy, i'm more than willing to pay that. i'm supportive of that. but that will raise $80 billion. even less now because they cut it from 250 as the cutoff. that will run the country for eight days. $10.4 billion a day. that's not even going to scratch the $1.1 trillion. what else are we going to do? he said i think what will happen is the republicans will have a kick-around and we'll start working together. i said as long as there's demonization, there's no chance of coming up with an intelligent compromise. an adviser for the president
the first time but i said i would love to know how it's going to be different -- this is prior to the election -- when there's such demonization going on. i think that's the significant problem in our country. it's not one person. we used to be able to have a dialogue. today it's you're right, you're wrong. that process happens in the gun debate, it's happening everywhere in this country. i had a conversation with him and said, listen, if you think the solution that you're telling me you're...
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so they decided to put te'o side and not talk about it in the election. here we are back with his promise. and what was more interesting, too, is not only did he make that promise, but you had someone like barbara boxer who is the senator from california, a big climate person, she gave some details, too, about how they intend to pursue. this namely, they are going to go through the e.p.a. to do a big carbon regulation program. they are also thinking of putting in place a carbon tax. >> well, we will talk a little bit about that. steve, so is this a regulatory agenda because i don't think cap and trade, the old program can pass even a democratic senate. it couldn't the first time when they controlled everything. >> yeah, there isra a reason that president obama almost never mentions the words climate change and cap and trade during the campaign, paul, that's because they are political losers. they are big tax increases on workers, on union workers, on manufacturing workers. so the democrats have avoided that issue now that they have won this election. they
so they decided to put te'o side and not talk about it in the election. here we are back with his promise. and what was more interesting, too, is not only did he make that promise, but you had someone like barbara boxer who is the senator from california, a big climate person, she gave some details, too, about how they intend to pursue. this namely, they are going to go through the e.p.a. to do a big carbon regulation program. they are also thinking of putting in place a carbon tax. >>...
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it looks like we're having the post election we've lost, let's examine ourselves and start trying to figure out what to do the next debate going on. >> it's probably natural to have 3 or 4 months of soul searching, it would be unhealthy if we didn't. probably what he reflects is the state of the national party. it may not be apparent, but nationally, we have 30 governor, we control a majority of the legislatures and the candidate lost 51-47 to an incumbent that ran a strong campaign. i think bobby is one of the party's leading speakers and probably nobody in party that is pleased with the results in the senate. it was a defeat out of the jaws of victory. that's what he's referring to. >> he's also referring to titusville the image of the party. we need to have a party that is more articulating with its vision rather than being subjects for "saturday night live." >> no question. the reality is, we have many, many good speakers for the p arty. the shame is in a way that the way it unfolded last time with the nine people on stage trying to vie for a sound byte that would carry them was
it looks like we're having the post election we've lost, let's examine ourselves and start trying to figure out what to do the next debate going on. >> it's probably natural to have 3 or 4 months of soul searching, it would be unhealthy if we didn't. probably what he reflects is the state of the national party. it may not be apparent, but nationally, we have 30 governor, we control a majority of the legislatures and the candidate lost 51-47 to an incumbent that ran a strong campaign. i...
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. >> get romney elected. it's very simple. >> can you at the federal level, as the president's proposed today fix electoral law? can you do it at the federal level, or does the constitution preempt the federal government from getting into state election law? >> well, right. the states do have a fair amount of latitude in the way that they organize their elections. but we do have a civil rights division. i think that eric holder, or whether or not he stays, i think there will be more justice department oversight of what the states are doing, and i think there should be. i was very happy to see the president say we're not going to tolerate that. and i think it may be a place where it's mostly bully pulpit, but there is a role for the attorney general and for the justice department as well. they have to be overseeing exactly what these states are doing and what the impact, because we know why they're doing it. >> can they do it, david -- >> should make the case it's a civil rights denial when you have to weight
. >> get romney elected. it's very simple. >> can you at the federal level, as the president's proposed today fix electoral law? can you do it at the federal level, or does the constitution preempt the federal government from getting into state election law? >> well, right. the states do have a fair amount of latitude in the way that they organize their elections. but we do have a civil rights division. i think that eric holder, or whether or not he stays, i think there will...
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i think this last election showed that. i agree with david that he needs to take this to the country, and that's precisely what he's going to do and what he has been doing. you'll see that this week on immigration. you'll probably see it on some of these gun control, antiviolence measures, whether it's the assault weapons ban or the background check or addressing mental health issues. and that's prove own to be successful for him. >> schieffer: kevin you heard newt gingrich. he says the first thing republicans need to do is start paying attention to rubio, senator rubio from florida. he said if you can't find a way to appeal to the changing demographics -- that's right. that's an incredible lesson we learned from the last campaign. you take 1992 when bill clinton won his first election, hispanics represented about 2% of the electorate and won by a margin of 700,000. in this elicateerate right now, president obama won with 10 promise of the electorate. we are seeing a changing of the american electorate and have to do a bett
i think this last election showed that. i agree with david that he needs to take this to the country, and that's precisely what he's going to do and what he has been doing. you'll see that this week on immigration. you'll probably see it on some of these gun control, antiviolence measures, whether it's the assault weapons ban or the background check or addressing mental health issues. and that's prove own to be successful for him. >> schieffer: kevin you heard newt gingrich. he says the...
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we saw this in the election with women, with rich against poor. you know, fox against the media. i think it looks silly. but apparently, this does play well with his base. >> someone has to do it. right we have to leave it there. thank you. >> thanks. >> this guy didn't fall, but something else did and this high-wire act is hitting the middle class, hard. and how would you like to collect $1 million for only one year's work? one teacher's doing it. guess who is paying for it? >> tax hikes and consumer confidence taking a nose dive as payroll hikes kick n. sandra smith has the latest from the cme today. bad consumer confidence numbers? yeah. didn't look so good. in fact, there are consumer confidence in the u.s. plunged in january to its low elf level in more than a year, as americans saw their tacks spike and paychecks shrink. the confidence index dropped to 58.6 last month. that was the lowest reading since november, 2011. the key reason for this plunge, economists say the higher taxes made americans feel less optimistic about the next six months and congress reached a deal to p
we saw this in the election with women, with rich against poor. you know, fox against the media. i think it looks silly. but apparently, this does play well with his base. >> someone has to do it. right we have to leave it there. thank you. >> thanks. >> this guy didn't fall, but something else did and this high-wire act is hitting the middle class, hard. and how would you like to collect $1 million for only one year's work? one teacher's doing it. guess who is paying for it?...
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there's another election that took place this week, the israeli election. when you look at what happened, do you believe that prime minister netanyahu may be encouraged to take more positive steps to try and achieve a two-state solution? >> well, i could say i'm probably happy with the turnout of my elections than he is with his. but whatever happens, there's an understanding with i think the prime minister because we've been in contact with the israelis and palestinians. last year, 2012, was a year where we tried to keep the atmosphere positive between israelis and palestinians because we knew that america was locked into internal issues with the re-elections or elections going on in that country. president obama won and as a second-term president there is always a tremendous advantage of pushing the process forward. this phase leading up until the inauguration israeli elections has been called a hallmark stage. jordan with three leaders in europe, the british, the french and the germans are all marching towards washington february and march to say, mr. pr
there's another election that took place this week, the israeli election. when you look at what happened, do you believe that prime minister netanyahu may be encouraged to take more positive steps to try and achieve a two-state solution? >> well, i could say i'm probably happy with the turnout of my elections than he is with his. but whatever happens, there's an understanding with i think the prime minister because we've been in contact with the israelis and palestinians. last year, 2012,...
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. >> what do you think martin luther king would have made of a black president being re-elected, having a second inauguration today? >> i believe that he would have been very happy to know that america has moved to a place that they are able to elect a president, not based on the color of his skin, but as he talked about, the content of his character. and that, he would be very happy about. i think the state of where we are, divided on so many different things, unfortunately, that's unacceptable. we must become united, united states of america, but i think the majority of the people are saying, listen, let's do away with these old habits, these old things that need to be dead and gone, and move on to really bringing our nation together. and i think he would say that. time to move on and make it better and get it right. >> well, i'm very excited about tonight. looking forward to your performance. and if you do need me, i will be in close proximity and available. >> start warming up. warm up, mate. >> all right, buddy. >> good to see you. >> good to see you, take care. >> i tell you what,
. >> what do you think martin luther king would have made of a black president being re-elected, having a second inauguration today? >> i believe that he would have been very happy to know that america has moved to a place that they are able to elect a president, not based on the color of his skin, but as he talked about, the content of his character. and that, he would be very happy about. i think the state of where we are, divided on so many different things, unfortunately, that's...
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on it, they lost that fight in 2009 so he they decided to put it aside and not talk about it in the election and here we are, back with his promise and what was more interesting, too, not only did he make that promise, but you had somebody like barbara boxer, whose the senator from california, big climate person, she gave some details, too, how they intend to pursue this, normally through the epa for a carbon regulation program and thinking of putting in place a carbon tax. >> paul: oh, well, we'll talk a little about that. steve, so is this really a regulatory agenda? i don't think that cap and trade, the old program can pass even a democratic senate. it couldn't the first time when they controlled everything. >> yeah, there's a reason that president obama almost never mentioned the words climate change and cap and trade during the the campaign, paul, because they're political losers, they're big tax increases on workers, on union workers, on manufacturing workers, and so, the democrats have avoided that issue now that they've won this election, they've sort of sprung it on people and i don
on it, they lost that fight in 2009 so he they decided to put it aside and not talk about it in the election and here we are, back with his promise and what was more interesting, too, not only did he make that promise, but you had somebody like barbara boxer, whose the senator from california, big climate person, she gave some details, too, how they intend to pursue this, normally through the epa for a carbon regulation program and thinking of putting in place a carbon tax. >> paul: oh,...
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, they got re-elected. what's your relationship with the president and the administration going to be? >> first, we have nothing do with presidential elections. we of course involve ourselves in senatorial and congressional elections and others. our relationship with the white house is very broad. we have helped them on many issues. we have opposed them on issues. we work closely with treasury and omb and others and from time to time with people directly in the white house. >> you'd say it's good? >> i'd say i have to deal with the white house on the baf of the american business community, and they have to deal with us. >> you've taken harder political positions in the last few years. let's talk act one. you didn't like the climate change stuff the administration was up to. they may go into that again in the second term. probably not the highest priority but they may go down that road. >> i think it is a high priority. it was the first thing the president said when he did his inaugural address, and he isn't
, they got re-elected. what's your relationship with the president and the administration going to be? >> first, we have nothing do with presidential elections. we of course involve ourselves in senatorial and congressional elections and others. our relationship with the white house is very broad. we have helped them on many issues. we have opposed them on issues. we work closely with treasury and omb and others and from time to time with people directly in the white house. >> you'd...
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for example, in pennsylvania, go back to the 2008 election. barack obama carried this state by 11 points, almost a historic landslide. but senator mccain would have gotten 10 to president obama's 11 at the time. >> i think we all should be aware that states have the right to proportion their votes in any way they want. in nebraska, they already do this. it would be hard to be back -- i will tell you this. we're going to fight it tooth and nail in pennsylvania. thai treed they tried to do it before the last election and we beat it back because we scared the local republicans into thinking that there would be savage repercussions from voters around the state. and i think there would. if we're going do do this, play these games, than the popular vote district, that's a law which says that the states pass a law that they'll give their entire electoral votes to whoever wins. that movement is gaining steam. as soon as states with 271 electoral votes sign on, the popular vote controls who wins the election in america, as i believe it should. >> now,
for example, in pennsylvania, go back to the 2008 election. barack obama carried this state by 11 points, almost a historic landslide. but senator mccain would have gotten 10 to president obama's 11 at the time. >> i think we all should be aware that states have the right to proportion their votes in any way they want. in nebraska, they already do this. it would be hard to be back -- i will tell you this. we're going to fight it tooth and nail in pennsylvania. thai treed they tried to do...
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i just don't see any social policies on the horizon -- the election is over. we have heard everything the candidates had to say. not one said anything intelligent about, this is how you rebuild the american middle class. so, little tiny book. not all that think. tells three stories. what doesn't work, and why it doesn't work, what does work, and why it does work, what could work and how to make it work. >> host: professor gelles, do you come at this from a liberal or conservative point of view? you mentioned fox news. >> guest: practical. i've worked in policy in washington. i've been a dean of the school of social policy. and i find that purple is my color. i'm not interested in taking an ideological point of view. i'm interest in results. and the danger of writing a book like this is -- i've already discovered it -- my extremely liberal friend wish i had never written the book and my extremely conservative friends which i didn't want to spend this much of the government money. if i can tick both sides off and be true to the data, then i've done the book i wa
i just don't see any social policies on the horizon -- the election is over. we have heard everything the candidates had to say. not one said anything intelligent about, this is how you rebuild the american middle class. so, little tiny book. not all that think. tells three stories. what doesn't work, and why it doesn't work, what does work, and why it does work, what could work and how to make it work. >> host: professor gelles, do you come at this from a liberal or conservative point of...
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i know the coalition that elected me. if you keep the noise up, if you keep talking about this, i'll take care of you. i will watch for you. and he wasn't tossing them all under the bus. this was not a hey, i know you elected me, but now i can't do much for you. >> was it partisan? >> no. i mean, the thing is, we use the word partisan in the wrong way. >> but these are clearly principles that the republicans have seriously opposed and struggled with throughout. which would bring them to the conclusion that it was partisan. >> look, the republican party had a session down in virginia last week where they were talking about how they have to change, how they got to get their act together. they were told that by pollsters, by all sorts of messaging people. and so their partisanship is not of a standard that i think even they recognize as a wise one. they may whine about partisanship. >> the president echoed another second president's inaugural speech, and that was fdr in 1937. here it is. >> the test of our progress is not wh
i know the coalition that elected me. if you keep the noise up, if you keep talking about this, i'll take care of you. i will watch for you. and he wasn't tossing them all under the bus. this was not a hey, i know you elected me, but now i can't do much for you. >> was it partisan? >> no. i mean, the thing is, we use the word partisan in the wrong way. >> but these are clearly principles that the republicans have seriously opposed and struggled with throughout. which would...
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>> look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons. we have to understand that. >> we are going to come back to that variety of reasons thing. here is the war room. democratic strategist robert trainm. we don't have time to get all of the jobs. robert, let me start with you since you are sitting across from me. republicans say the path to citizenship has to be part of the total package. this is a poll released this past week. it shows that a majority of republican voters back this path to citizenship. is this time different now for republicans or are we starting to see some cracks once the details in the plan come to light. >> this is reality. what senator mccain said is real. let's put this in context. there are a lot of folks in this country through no fault of their own. i will also remind you the last time it was comprehensive immigration reform was in 1986. 3 million individuals were granted amnesty. that was done in a bipartisan w
>> look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons. we have to understand that. >> we are going to come back to that variety of reasons thing. here is the war room. democratic strategist robert trainm. we don't have time to get all of the jobs. robert, let me start with you since you are sitting across from me. republicans say the path to citizenship has to be part of the total package. this is a poll...
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the people that helped him get elected president twice. those are the people that he is trying to now transform from a re-election campaign to a grassroots army to help him pressure congress, build public support to support his agenda. and it's support that you can, believe me, he is going to need, because right now, the president faces an uphill battle on every single one of those top priorities. if he's going to get any of that passed, he needs to pressure members of congress who, right now, including some in his own party, simply are not inclined to support him. so, the president is going to mobilize, he's never running for re-election again, but he's going to be counting on the very people that got him in the white house in the first place to get out there and support him again, pressure members of congress to support that agenda. diane? >> thank you, jon. >>> and as we know, this is also the second time for michelle obama, who has been such a force in american life. obtaining jobs for military families. thousands and thousands of them
the people that helped him get elected president twice. those are the people that he is trying to now transform from a re-election campaign to a grassroots army to help him pressure congress, build public support to support his agenda. and it's support that you can, believe me, he is going to need, because right now, the president faces an uphill battle on every single one of those top priorities. if he's going to get any of that passed, he needs to pressure members of congress who, right now,...
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. >> congressman paul ryan today is spelling out what he learned from the election, he speak out as the vice presidential nominee saying moving forward the gop needs to lay out its vision with even more specifics and with a broader appeal. >>> meanwhile, the nation's capital today there was a powerful unprecedented show of public sentiment in gun control. the million mom march brought together thousands from all over the country including 100 people from newtown, connecticut. parents, pastors and gun violence survivors calling for action in the wake of the murders at sandy hook element y elementary. >> this time we, the people, will act. we're stepping up and this time we will not step back! >> and what it's counting on is for us to get the newtowns, for us to forget the virginia techs. >> the march comes one day after vice president joe biden held a roundtable talk about gun control in virginia. kristen welker is at the white house and joins me now. when can we expect the president thoims ta himself to take the gun control debate on the road? >> reporter: i think you can expect preside
. >> congressman paul ryan today is spelling out what he learned from the election, he speak out as the vice presidential nominee saying moving forward the gop needs to lay out its vision with even more specifics and with a broader appeal. >>> meanwhile, the nation's capital today there was a powerful unprecedented show of public sentiment in gun control. the million mom march brought together thousands from all over the country including 100 people from newtown, connecticut....
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our inmates on death row, they have elected to do good time. >> there are fewer than a dozen men on utah's death row on various levels of appeal. ralph menzies has been there for 17 years. >> ralph's crime was a brutal one. he kidnapped a female from a convenience store. took her up one of the canyons. tied her to a tree and cut her throat and then left her there. it was so brutal, that's why he is on death row. >> my window is always covered. if i can't go out there and walk on the grass, i don't want to see the grass. because it does bring back a lot of memories. and it does tell me what i can't have and can't do. so, i just fit into my little world and i'm all right. >> ralph has always maintained his innocence. that's ralph's fight. that's not the state of utah's fight. our staff here manage him day to day because he is a death row inmate. and he will get what's coming to a death row inmate, and nothing more. >> from death row, the condemned will be transferred in a state van to the back of the uinta-3 building. >> i personally wish they would either overturn my case, my conviction, or
our inmates on death row, they have elected to do good time. >> there are fewer than a dozen men on utah's death row on various levels of appeal. ralph menzies has been there for 17 years. >> ralph's crime was a brutal one. he kidnapped a female from a convenience store. took her up one of the canyons. tied her to a tree and cut her throat and then left her there. it was so brutal, that's why he is on death row. >> my window is always covered. if i can't go out there and walk...
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i mean, here you have unions using their money and power to elect officials, and then they sit down with the state and local officials to negotiate a collective bargaining package. it doesn't work. melissa: why doesn't it work? >> because they get too much. they get wages, benefits, and pension plans that the state and local governments can't afford. melissa: still, unions, i mean that's not a reason for dropping from the union. you like the idea they get me great benefits that looks good. i don't think a lot of people believe down the road the reality of it is they will not actually receive that money and those benefits because the tax base doesn't support it. do people realize that and realize unions are not working in their best interests in i don't think so. >> no, i think that's a god point, but what was really prior to that, there will be a change in state laws. there is a change. you see, in wisconsin where collective bargaining rights are now limited, and i think you'll have that throughout the country, and i think pople will support that because, again, there are wages and benef
i mean, here you have unions using their money and power to elect officials, and then they sit down with the state and local officials to negotiate a collective bargaining package. it doesn't work. melissa: why doesn't it work? >> because they get too much. they get wages, benefits, and pension plans that the state and local governments can't afford. melissa: still, unions, i mean that's not a reason for dropping from the union. you like the idea they get me great benefits that looks...
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in politics and in democracy, sometimes you win elections, sometimes you lose elections. and i worked very hard, but i lost. and then president obama asked me to be secretary of state. and i said yes. and why did he ask me and why did i say yes? because we both love our country. >> let me bring in political reporter for "u.s. news and world report" lauren fox and white house reporter david nakimura. david the first sit down interview the president has done with anyone other than the first lady. why do this? why do it now? >> i think t.j. the timing is secretary of state has served for four years. now she's leaving. she's had a bit of a tough run lately with her personal health and the situation in benghazi where the consulate came under attack. four diplomats were killed. she was in a hearing just last week. i think the president wanted to sit down and show a real thanks first of all and a show of support as she leaves. it will be interesting obviously as speculation comes in a couple of years whether she'll run for president against possibly the vice president. but in th
in politics and in democracy, sometimes you win elections, sometimes you lose elections. and i worked very hard, but i lost. and then president obama asked me to be secretary of state. and i said yes. and why did he ask me and why did i say yes? because we both love our country. >> let me bring in political reporter for "u.s. news and world report" lauren fox and white house reporter david nakimura. david the first sit down interview the president has done with anyone other than...
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in politics and democracies, sometimes you win elections, and sometimes you lose elections. i worked very hard, but i lost and president obama asked me to be secretary of state. said yes. why? because we both love our country. >> this interview will air on sunday. the fact that they did this joint interview, surprising to you? did you read anything into it? >> they have certainly come a long way from unity. standing there with clenched smiles. but what you saw there, they both have gone past it, principles on both sides, they like each other, trust each other. not best friends, but i think the president wanted to do something nice for her, the most traveled secretary of state, done a lot for him this is his way of giving her a big nod. >> in addition, do you think the president thinks he owes the clinton politically? >> no doubt he owes them for certain things. for him coming along during the first administration, his work during the re-election campaign. they can take credit for helping him along. whether he owes them remains to be seen. he said he will remain neutral of jo
in politics and democracies, sometimes you win elections, and sometimes you lose elections. i worked very hard, but i lost and president obama asked me to be secretary of state. said yes. why? because we both love our country. >> this interview will air on sunday. the fact that they did this joint interview, surprising to you? did you read anything into it? >> they have certainly come a long way from unity. standing there with clenched smiles. but what you saw there, they both have...
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today was brought to you by the 2012 election. and there was something poignant about john mccain being there, supporting the bill that he originally supported before the 2008 election, because he suffered badly at the polls in 2008 among latinos, even though he had championed immigration reform. mitt romney did worse among latinos. and i think a lot of republicans realize that they cannot hold to this restriction in his position forever without suffering real costs. in terms of that crazy commission provision, it was fascinating to see the democrats say and the language on your screen said make a recommendation, that is vague language. the democrats were trying to say this is a very vague thing. the republicans like rubio are probably going to try to make a big deal of it. but you know what? there is even action in the house. and the house is where progressive legislation goes to die these days. but even paul ryan has been saying good things about what marco rubio is up to. so i don't rule out the possibility that this thing can
today was brought to you by the 2012 election. and there was something poignant about john mccain being there, supporting the bill that he originally supported before the 2008 election, because he suffered badly at the polls in 2008 among latinos, even though he had championed immigration reform. mitt romney did worse among latinos. and i think a lot of republicans realize that they cannot hold to this restriction in his position forever without suffering real costs. in terms of that crazy...